Jason Mercier

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Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier 2019.jpg
Mercier playing at the 2019 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Nickname(s)treysfull21
ResidenceHollywood, Florida
Born (1986-11-12) November 12, 1986 (age 34)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)5
Final table(s)17
Money finish(es)58
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		463rd, 2010
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)9
European Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)9
Information accurate as of 18 June 2016.

Jason Mercier (born November 12, 1986)[1] is an American professional poker player from Hollywood, Florida. He has won five World Series of Poker bracelets and one European Poker Tour title.[2][3][4] Mercier is a member of Team PokerStars Pro and was named the Bluff Magazine Player of the Year for 2009.[5] He was WSOP player of the year in 2016.

Mercier has been ranked number one in the world by ESPN[6] and the Global poker index. He holds the record for most weeks spent at number 1 on the GPI, 84.[7] As of January 2018, his live tournament winnings exceed $18,500,000.[8] His 58 cashes at the WSOP account for over $4,500,000 of those winnings.[9]

European Poker Tour[]

In 2008 Mercier made two final tables at the European Poker Tour (EPT). His first was at the EPT San Remo in where he won the event earning €869,000 ($1,372,893) with a final table that included online professional poker players, and Team PokerStars Pro's Dario Minieri (3rd) and William Thorson (6th). The following season he made his second EPT final table coming in 6th in the 2008 EPT Barcelona event in season 5, earning €227,800 ($324,946). Sebastian Ruthenberg.[2] won the tournament.

In October 2008, he won the EPT London £20,000 High Roller Event. Better known as the "2008 £1 Million Showdown", this non-title event earned Mercier an additional £516,000 ($944,847). The final table included runner-up John Juanda, who had recently won the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. Other notable contestants at the final table were online pros Mike "SirWatts" Watson and Isaac Haxton as well as professionals Scotty Nguyen, David Benyamine and Isabelle Mercier.[2][4]

World Series of Poker[]

Mercier has won five gold bracelets and made 17 final tables at the WSOP; On June 18, 2016, he became the 24th player to have won at least five bracelets. In addition to his tournament victories, Mercier has made the final table twice at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, finishing 4th in 2009 for £267,267 and 8th in 2012 for €84,672.

World Series of Poker Bracelets[]

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2009 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha $237,415
2011 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha (Six Handed) $619,575
2015 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em (Six Handed) $633,357
2016 $10,000 2-7 No Limit Draw Lowball Championship $273,335
2016 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship $422,874

North American Poker Tour[]

Mercier won the 2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun $25,000 Bounty Shootout tournament earning a total of $475,000. He beat a final table which included Sam Stein, who finished runner-up in the NAPT Venetian Main Event, and Faraz Jaka, who finished 5th at the NAPT Venetian Bounty Shootout event. In 2011, he repeated as the NAPT Mohegan Sun Bounty Shootout champion, not only winning the event, but also collecting the most bounties for a total of $246,600.

World Championship of Online Poker[]

On September 21, 2010, Mercier won his first WCOOP bracelet in Event 42, besting a field of 3,122 runners.[10]

World Championship of Online Poker Titles
Year Event Tournament Prize (US$)
2010 Event 42 $1,050 No Limit Hold’em $435,862.07
2012 Event 64 $10,300 8-Game (High-Roller) $253,425.00

Spring Championship of Online Poker[]

On May 15, 2014, Mercier won his first SCOOP title in Event 34-M. With three more titles in 2015 and one in 2016, Jason has a total of 5 SCOOP titles.

Spring Championship of Online Poker Titles
Year Event Tournament Prize (US$)
2014 Event 34-M $215 8-Game $21,242.00
2015 Event 5-H $2,100 FL Badugi $39,200.00
2015 Event 8-H $2,100 NL 5 Card Draw $34,400.00
2015 Event 20-H $2,100 NL Hold'em [4-Max] $178,457.73
2016 Event 42-M $215 PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] $22,572.00

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Jason Mercier bio". EpicPoker.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Butt, Robert. "Jason Mercier - Results". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "Jason Mercier - profile". pokerpages.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Hartness, John (October 6, 2008). "PokerStars.net EPT London £1 Million Showdown Day 2". PokerNews.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  5. ^ "Jason Mercier (treysfull21) Wins Bluff Player of the Year Award". www.pocketfives.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Poker Blog". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Jason Mercier - WUH674 - United States - The Official Global Poker Index – GPI Rankings". www.globalpokerindex.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Jason Mercier's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  9. ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, wsop.com
  10. ^ Rodriguez, Julio (September 21, 2010). "Jason Mercier Wins Event No. 42 at PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
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